Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

real time

/ˈɹiːəl ˈtaɪm/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.52 in modern English

Syllables: re-al -time
IPA: /ˈɹiːəl ˈtaɪm/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The duration required by a computer system to complete a particular task.

Uncountable

noun

The time during which an event or process occurs (and during which, without much delay, it is responded to, reacted to, etc).

Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see real, time.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""It's intelligence in real time, but you have to know where you're looking and what you're after." Government sources told The Washington Post that the program had had little discernible impact on the government's ability to prevent terrorist [attacks]."
"Additional data services, such as album art, artist information and advertising logos, interactive user functions, as well as weather and traffic updates in real time [exist]."

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

realtime

Phrases

real-time

Synonyms

live time

Questions

How do you pronounce real time?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹiːəl ˈtaɪm/.
What does real time mean?: The duration required by a computer system to complete a particular task.

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